What a gift such a clearly unconstitutional executive order would be! Though divorced from legal and factual reality, it would enable the courts to invalidate this power grab well in advance of the election, and confirm the clear limits to fed'l interference in elections. wapo.st/3N5cpEn

Even as some Trump allies have continued to spread false claims about widespread #election fraud, those same allies have declined to defend their claims in court. CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social joined the "Grounded" podcast to discuss: https://loom.ly/8Vk_xHs

How can #election offices best handle public records requests? Washington state Director of Elections Stuart Holmes and CEIR Research Director Christopher Mann joined the “High Turnout Wide Margins” podcast to discuss Washington’s innovative answer to that question. https://loom.ly/OJRuXl0

This is false. Trump's DHS has confirmed that 99.98% of the 50M reg'd voters they checked had already documented citizenship (and many of the .02% others were also citizens). States - red and blue - confirm voter fraud is exceedingly rare - maybe a few dozen cases in any major election.

Why is the decentralization of our #elections so important? Because it serves as "one of the great security features of our system," CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social told NPR earlier this month.

It's really hard to find, or even manufacture, evidence of a crime that didn't exist. Trump's own DHS found that 99.98% of the 50M voter records reflected documented citizens, and of the .02% that DHS couldn't confirm, many are also citizens. Voter fraud is exceedingly rare. wapo.st/4aM9lox

Elections experts warn that the SAVE Act may have unintended consequences. CEIR'S David Becker told CNN the bill is "clearly based on this myth that there is widespread fraud" and could create unnecessary barriers for US citizens attempting to vote.

"I think it's safe to say this is unprecedented. We have never seen a president try to exert executive authority over elections in the states like we have." CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social joined "Face the Nation" to discuss federal #election policy.

Congressman, let me help you out with this. Read Article I, Sec. 4 of the Constitution. It's on the very first page. Only the states, or Congress, can make election policy. The President has ZERO power to regulate elections on his own, by design of the founders.

“A recent report from the nonpartisan Center for Election Innovation and Research found that many claims of noncitizen voting stem from “misunderstandings, mischaracterizations, or outright fabrications about complex voter data.””

Can anyone find out who you voted for? Thankfully, our #election systems are designed to ensure #voter privacy. How do we know? Watch CEIR's latest 60-second explainer video to find out.

They’ve had 5 yrs, w/ 1+ yr of complete control of the fed’l gov’t, and all they could come up with to support Trump’s ridiculous claims are rehashed and debunked conspiracy theories and the apparent plot to National Treasure 3, where Nic Cage finds the secret code in a Ft. Lauderdale library!

Can President Trump really "nationalize" #voting, as he has called for his party to do? Not according to the Constitution. CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social spoke to CNN about the #Elections Clause: https://loom.ly/t6S6YkE

"The form for the second person on the list bore the initials of a member of her staff, who’d helped the man register — at his naturalization ceremony. It later turned out more than half the Boone County voters identified as noncitizens were actually citizens." www.propublica.org/article/save...

On Tuesday, the court unsealed the affidavit that led to the search of Fulton County's election office. Elections expert and CEIR Executive Director David Becker shared his analysis on CBS News, calling the affidavit "pretty weak."

“Trump constantly says our elections are rigged,” Becker said. “That’s 100 percent false. Our elections are as secure and transparent as they’ve ever been, by every measure. It’s one of the places you can say government works best.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

WV SOS Kris Warner: "I have no interest in turning over the entire State's unredacted voter list for some brownie points from the federal government. Indeed, we each have our roles in election integrity, but this request is far outside the federal government's lane.” sos.wv.gov/news/Pages/0...

There’s gotta be a German word for the cursed experience of reading the Fulton County affidavit after reporting on the 2020 election in extreme detail. Even redacted, every niche witness jumps out—many conspiracy theorists with no real expertise. The US government treating them as credible is nuts.

"When you hear these lies from these grifters who continue to try to profit off of the lies about the 2020 election, ask them to tell it to a judge." CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social joined Democracy Now! to discuss #election misinformation.

The affidavit drew a rebuke from Georgia State University law professor Clark Cunningham, who reviewed it for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He said he’s surprised a judge issued a search warrant based on the evidence. www.ajc.com/politics/202...

This affidavit was much weaker than I suspected. No allegations of intent. No allegations of election theft. No allegations of foreign interference. No allegations that the statute of limitations doesn't apply. At worst, it alleges human error, during a pandemic, that didn't affect the outcome.

Today, the Michigan district court joined two other federal courts (CA and OR) in denying DOJ the right to seize sensitive voter data (SSN, DL, DOB) on millions of Americans. The DOJ is now 0-3 in these cases (with 22 left to go), and yet they are still pressuring states for this data.

They’re just throwing things against the wall and seeing what sticks” How will ongoing lies about 2020 election impact this year’s midterms? ===> youtube.com/shorts/8aw0y...

On FTN, @beckerdavidj.bsky.social refutes Trump's lies about the 2020 election, point by point. He adds: "Democrats didn't somehow have the magical ability, while out of the White House, to steal an election in 2020 — and then forget to use that power in 2024 when they had the White House."

Washington Journal #CSPAN #CSPANWJ Skeet at @c-span.bsky.social and cspanwj.bsky.social @electioninnov.bsky.social Center for Election Innovation & Research Founder David Becker @beckerdavidj.bsky.social on recent Trump Regime actions involving #2026elections. Watch here: tinyurl.com/4vwprbfu

Why was DNI Tulsi Gabbard present for the FBI search of #Fulton County's #election office? CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social told CNN that Gabbard's shifting explanations don't hold up: https://loom.ly/YkSrEN0

District Court in OR today published its decision denying DOJ's efforts to seize sensitive voter data, joining CA last month. The DOJ is now 0-2, with 23 to go. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26... /1

From @snlyngaas.bsky.social @cnn.com “Can you imagine the uproar from Trump’s defense attorney if Biden’s DNI had been present at Mar-a-Lago during the execution of the warrant on his classified files? That defense attorney is now the Deputy Attorney General." www.cnn.com/2026/02/05/p...

We know what happened in 2020 in Fulton County, Georgia. So, why did the FBI seize 2020 #election records? CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social explains: "This is less about 2020 than it is about 2026 and 2028."

We are thrilled that the New York Times editorial board included CEIR's Election Official Legal Defense Network (EOLDN) as one of three initiatives "helping to protect election officials and safeguard the [election] process." https://loom.ly/t4VVQr4

"Trump demonstrates an incredible lack of understanding about the constitutional protections that our founders created so wisely. The founders were very concerned about an executive trying to seize power through seizing the mechanics of an election.” www.cnn.com/2026/02/03/p...

NEW: President Trump is making new false claims about Tina Peters, calling into question whether Trump is aware of the basic facts about the case that has led him to repeatedly punish the State of Colorado

I assure you that the few experienced litigators left at DOJ are blanching about this news. The facts around this bungled and questionable warrant lay bare that this was never about a crime. /1 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

The FBI search in Fulton County was related to the 2020 #election, but CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social told CBS News: "It looks like this is much more likely that this is about delegitimizing a future election: 2026 [or] 2028."

Honored that @nytimes.com recognized the challenges we faced, and the important role @electioninnov.bsky.social is playing organizing the Election Official Legal Defense Network to support our public servants as they ensure accessible, secure elections. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...

Breaking: The special agent in charge of the FBI's Atlanta field office was forced out this month after questioning the Trump Justice Department's renewed push to probe Fulton County's role in the 2020 election, two people familiar with the matter told MS NOW. www.ms.now/news/atlanta...

I’ve just confirmed that, after a WH official informed the gathered secretaries of state from all over the US that Bondi, Gabbard, and Noem would attend their conference today and answer questions, ALL of them were no shows.

What is the legal justification for the FBI search of the Fulton County #elections office? And is there a statute of limitations in the case? CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social has the answers to those questions and more.

"This election has been reviewed more than any election in world history -- the Georgia election in particular." CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social joined CBS News to discuss the FBI search of the Fulton County #elections office.

I appeared on CBS News last night to discuss the FBI serving a warrant on the Fulton County, GA elections office. As I note, those ballots have been counted 3 times, 3 different ways, once entirely by hand, all confirming the results over 5 years ago. www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-sea...

GA, like every state (except LA) had paper ballots throughout, audited by hand to confirm the results. GA’s paper ballots were counted 3x, once entirely by hand under observation, confirming the results. Even if machines were hacked (the by weren’t) the paper ballots confirm the results.

This new Fulton Cnty. election search warrant raises _a lot_ of questions. The apparent relevant crime is allegedly throwing away docs in '21 or '22. What probable cause do they have that Fulton threw stuff away 4 years ago, and why do (some) 2020 records help prove what they threw away in 2022?

For a moment putting aside using a killing by a fed’l officer as an excuse for this, it’s interesting to note that she forgot to mention that TWO different fed’l courts have ruled against the DOJ on this issue just this month.

The #DOJ revealed in a court filing that two #DOGE employees communicated with an advocacy group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states." The news raises more concerns about the government's potential mishandling of Americans' private data.

Today, for the umpteenth time, the President made vague threats that prosecutions re: the 2020 election were about to come. Make no mistake -- this is NOT going to happen. /1

More than five years after #January6th, election misinformation continues to spread. CEIR's @beckerdavidj.bsky.social recently joined CBS News to discuss the need to combat false #election claims.

This is a bombshell. While demanding sensitive data on hundreds of millions of Americans, DOJ admits the feds are putting that data at risk, sharing it with an unnamed "political advocacy group" seeking to "overturn election results in several states." www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

And one day later, CA court rules DOJ has failed to present legal justification for seizing voters’ protected data. DOJ continuing its record of defeats, now 0-2, with 22 cases remaining. www.npr.org/2026/01/15/n...

One down, 23 to go. DOJ loses in Oregon, failing to justify its demand for protected voter data like SSN and DL#. I’ll be writing more on this once the opinion is published. www.courthousenews.com/judge-rules-...

"It keeps getting worse for him." CEIR Executive Director @beckerdavidj.bsky.social spoke to Votebeat about a federal judge's ruling blocking large portions of Trump's executive order on #elections: https://loom.ly/-bmzViM